Hermann von Oppeln-Bronikowski

Hermann von Oppeln-Bronikowski (2 January 1899-19 September 1966) was a Major-General of Nazi Germany who commanded the 20th Panzer Division during World War II.

Biography
Hermann von Oppeln-Bronikowski was born on 2 January 1899 in Berlin, German Empire to an aristocratic Polish-German family. He was sent to fight on the Western Front late in World War I after being stationed in Poland, and at the start of World War II he commanded a reconnaissance battalion of an infantry division. From 1941 to 1945 he served as a panzer commander on the Eastern Front against the Soviet Union, and on 30 January 1945 he was promoted to Major-General of the Wehrmacht during the campaign in Silesia and the Battle of Budziszyn on 21-30 April 1945. After the war, he worked as a civilian adviser, and he died on 19 September 1966.